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Man beaten for flirting on Facebook
TIJUANA. – Sandra Elena Salazar Rios, 47, is now facing charges for assaulting her husband, Miguel Antonio Olmeda Aguirre, 48, who was caught by his wife in a "compromising" conversation with a friend through Facebook. The incident took place around 6:30 pm yesterday in the couple's home located in the community of Valle San Pedro, […]
Mexican Mayor “ditches” the Constitution and gives city to Jesus Christ
The Mayor from Monterrey, Margarita Arrellanes Cervantes (PAN party), in a religious ceremony "Monterrey Prays" publicly gave the Sultan City of the North (Monterrey) to Jesus Christ. VIDEO: "I, Margarita Alicia Arellanes Cervantes here by give the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, to our Lord Jesus Christ. So that his kingdom of peace and blessings […]
Tijuana on the “Big Screen”
When someone mentions the city of Tijuana in a movie, what is the first thing that usually comes to mind? Alcohol, sex, drugs, and all those forbidden pleasures that during the prohibition era in the U.S. is what undeniably sparked the growth of this city, right? Well, although those types of things still exist, it […]
The San Diego Padres will host “Xolos Night”
SAN DIEGO, CA. With each day that passes by, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente are also becoming to be known as "San Diego's team", which so far, they have been honored with a whole day dedicated to them (Xolos Day), and will now have a special night dedicated to them by the San Diego […]
Armed commando kills two prison guards and freed nine inmates
Mexico.-Two guards were killed in a southwestern Mexican prison during a prison break operation, in which nine prisoners were freed, officials said. The State Public Safety Department said in a statement yesterday morning that an armed group stormed into the Social Rehabilitation Center (Cereso) of La Union, located in the Costa Grande of Guerrero, and […]
Bob Filners proposal for a binational incubator
The Mayor of San Diego, Bob Filner, has introduced an initiative to create a binational business incubator: The San Diego Incubator for Civic Imagination and Neighborhood Initiatives. This measure is intended to unite the efforts of the government and citizens to create various improvements on both sides of the border, and making the most out […]
Zonkeys is alive, one game away from Semifinals
Tijuana Zonkeys got out the broom and swept the Nogales Fuerza Guinda in their own gym, by beating them 80-67 for the third consecutive game, in the first round of the 2013 Playoffs of the Basketball Circuit of the Pacific Coast (Cibacopa in Spanish). Marcus Morrison was the best scorer of the night with 20 […]
San Diego Flash Held Top Top Spot for 24 Hours
SAN DIEGO, CA – At the start of the weekend San Diego Flash found themselves in third place of the NPSL Western South division, tied in points with FC Santa Clarita (17 points) but with a lower goal difference. And one point behind division leaders FC Hasental. Saturday's 4-2 win over Las Vegas Stallions pushed […]
“La Guerrerense” shines at the World Street Food Congress
Sabina Bandera and the team of "La Guerrerense" captivated the audience at the first "World Street Food Congress", which came to an end today after a week of activities. Accompanied by their delicious "seafood tostadas", La Guerrererense was the venue with the most amount of people who formed an endless line waiting to sample her […]
Immigration Reform debate is now just around the corner
Beginning next Tuesday, the U.S. Senate will start the formal debate on the immigration reform for the legalization and eventual citizenship for the undocumented population in the U.S., with the aim of submitting it to be voted on before July 4. This is the largest U.S. immigration reform since 1986 when, under the presidency of […]
Cyber activists “Anonymous” against the Mexican government
Cyber activists "Anonymous" made a call out to all computer hackers to bring down the websites of the Mexican government agencies. The reason why? To expose the sad reality of Mexico. Through a video that began circulating yesterday, the activist group demonstrated the type of violence that is currently happening in the country with photos, […]
Flash cruise to a 4-2 win to Extend their Unbeaten Streak
SAN DIEGO, CA – San Diego Flash defeat the Las Vegas Stallions 4-2 and extend their unbeaten streak to seven games as they chase down first place in the NPLS Western South division. With only four games left in the regular season and their current hot streak the San Diego Flash believe top spot is […]
Muslims get their way in Miss World contest
Due to the fact that many consider the Bikini Contest in the Miss World competition, which will be held in Indonesia this September, as being "offensive to the Muslim people". The organizers took the decision to cut this portion of the contest out after strong pressure from extremist groups, who also considered the swimsuit contest […]
Helicopter crash kills former government official
Juan Ignacio Torres Landa, former candidate for governor for the Mexican state of Guanajuato, was killed in a helicopter crash today, while traveling with three other people who all belonged to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). The incident occurred around noon time near "La Loma" golf course, which is located in the capital of San […]
San Diego Flash looking to Extend Six Game Unbeaten Streak
SAN DIEGO, CA – This Saturday June 8 the San Diego Flash will be hosting the Las Vegas Stallions in Del Norte High School. The Flash are currently on a six game unbeaten streak and will look to go for lucky number seven. To celebrate the good run the Flash are on, the club has […]
Father and son arrested for extorting migrants
Municipal Police officers in Tijuana arrested yesterday two individuals who were involved in human trafficking, and who detained a "client" to extort money from his family members and demanded a ransom of $3,500 dollars. The individuals arrested were identified as Casimiro Valdovinos Hernandez and Ivan Valdovinos Pelayo, 50 and 24 years old respectively. Last night […]
Jorge Astiazaran rejects the use of violence from any political party
The candidate for mayor of Tijuana from the "Commitment for Baja California" alliance, Jorge Astriazaran, rejects the use of violence from any political party, especially against Jorge Monraz or any member of his brigade, and said that the recent attacks will investigated. "The most important thing is to respect people and this kind of aggression […]
PRI party members attack PAN party Mayoral Candidate
TIJUANA. Right before the Mayoral debate that the Electoral Institute and Citizen Participation of Baja California organized last night, PRI supporters armed with sticks from their red flags, water and foam attacked the PAN party candidate, Alejandro Monraz and his campaign team as they arrived for the debate. This incident happened just outside the […]
Tijuana’s Mayoral debate: Astiazaran, Monraz and Gonzalez
Health Ricardo Gonzalez spoke about this topic and gave obesity as an example of a health issue, which he presented two solutions to fight against this problem: sports and nutritious school breakfasts. Alejandro Monraz focused his proposal to create a health commission to work towards reducing the risk of serious diseases. He spoke of […]
Xolos Continue Working the DRAFT Through their Affiliate
CANCUN – Club Tijuana and Pachuca gave people lots to talk about late last night in Cancun. With the final transfer of the day close to midnight local time it was announced that Duvier Riascos was sold to Pachuca. Some people were ready to jump off a bridge with the news of the Colombian's departure […]